Building peace and security through human rights and gender equality.

Gender and the Security Sector

Julie Leftwich

June 21, 2015

Towards a more secure future.

“In recent decades, the nature of war has changed dramatically. Internal conflicts are be- ing waged by opposing armed groups, often divided along ideological or ethnic lines that increasingly target civilians and wreak havoc on society with severe physical, psychological, social, political, and economic consequences…”

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